Maybe you saw that President Donald Trump’s administration just quietly gutted the office that oversees special education services and funding.

Maybe you didn’t. There’s a lot to keep track of right now.

All but a handful of staff were laid off from the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which oversees programs that support students with disabilities and ensures states comply with the landmark Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, widely known as IDEA.

For five decades , IDEA has required states to provide special education services for children from birth to age 21, guaranteeing children with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate public education.

“Before the law was passed,” NPR reported , “those children were ofte

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